Contracts

DRS Technologies Awarded $18 Million Contract To Produce Infrared Assemblies For U.S. Army Combat Vehicles

Parsippany, NJ, -- DRS Technologies, Inc. announced that it has been awarded an $18 million contract to produce optically improved, Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly (SADA) II assemblies for use on the U.S. Army’s M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles and M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks.

Defence Industry

Canada Takes Delivery Of First M777 Howitzers

SHILO, Manitoba - The 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery conducted an inaugural

Training And Simulators

Locheed Martin Receives 2005 Governor's Award For Modeling And Simulation

ORLANDO, FL, November 30, 2005 -- Lockheed Martin received the 2005 Florida Governor’s Award for Modeling and Simulation during a ceremony at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando.

Contracts

General Dynamics Awarded $60 Million Contract to Supply RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicles to the Canadian Military

LONDON, Ontario, Canada - The Government of Canada has awarded a CAD $60.3 million (US $51.3 million) contract to General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada to provide 50 RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicles with an option for 25 additional vehicles.

Defence Industry

BAE Sysytems Awarded Integrated Battle Command Contract By DARPA

BAE Systems has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for Phase 1 of the Integrated Battle Command (IBC) Program.

Contracts

US Army Invests US$300M Plus To Maintain Shadow 200 As World's Leading Capability In TUAV Systems

The Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) System is set to remain at the forefront of battlefield operations and capability with the US Army committing more than US$300M over the next five years to its ongoing evolution and development.

Defence Industry

KMW delivers new DINGO variant to German Army

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann has signed a contract with representatives of the Federal Office for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) in Koblenz covering the delivery of a demonstrator for a new DINGO variant.

Defence Industry

Over 100 DURO vehicles for the United Kingdom

At the end of July the Defense Procurement Agency in the UK signed up for the delivery of 35 multipurpose military-type DURO vehicles from MOWAG GmbH. This is the third contract with the British Army within the last nine months. In total, 101 DURO vehicles have been ordered. Following completion of production and delivery of these three contracts, 198 DURO will be in operation in the UK.

Training And Simulators

RUAG strengthens live simulation activities

Berne -- The RUAG technology group is to become one of Europe's top providers of high-quality two-way laser systems. On 1 January 2006 RUAG will take over the activities of the specialist laser technology company C.O.E.L. GmbH of Wedel, Hamburg.

Defence Industry

First Turkish 'Armored Internal Security Vehicle' designed by Otokar

Otokar, the leader manufacturer of the Turkish Defense Industry added a new armored vehicle among the globally known and preferred others. Otokar's new vehicle designed by the Otokar engineers according to developing homeland security concept.

Contracts

Kongsberg Protech has signed a contract with General Dynamics Land Systems

Kongsberg Protech has signed a contract valued at appoximately MNOK 100 (15 MUSD) with General Dynamics Land Systems of Canada for the delivery of weapons control systems for the Canadian Army.

Contracts

General Dynamics Awarded $70 Million Contract to Provide Australia with M1A1 Abrams AIM Tanks

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded the final $42 million delivery order of a $70 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command to provide 59 refurbished M1A1 Abrams Integrated Management (AIM) tanks to the Commonwealth of Australia.

Contracts

General Dynamics Awarded $69 Million Stryker Reset Contract

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, a $69 million contract for Stryker eight-wheeled combat vehicle sustainment or "reset" work.

Training And Simulators

FATS, Inc. and Lockheed Martin Continue to Collaborate on Virtual Combat Convoy Training Systems

ATLANTA - Nov 9, 2005 - FATS, Inc. announced today that it has received a $1.1 million order from Lockheed Martin to provide simulation training systems for the Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer (VCCT). The U.S. Army Combined Arms Command (CASCOM) ordered one complete VCCT suite from Lockheed Martin for delivery in November 2005.

Exhibitions

Russian Defense Industries Export Products At DEFENSE 2005 International Exibition

A Tri-Services Defense Exhibition for Land, Sea and Air, held since 1985 in cooperation and assistance of the Defense Ministry of Thailand, has stimulated an enormous amount of keen interest amongst military procurement officials and arms manufacturers throughout and far beyond the region. This year invitations have been sent to 53 countries to visit the Exhibition.